Bradley makes mental errors in Cubs loss, fans upset

In the top of the 8th inning in Friday's Cubs game against Minnesota the Twins had men on first and third with one out. Milton Bradley didn't know that. The next batter hit a fly ball directly to Bradley and he caught the ball. He thought that was the third out. Bradley stood with the ball for a while and then threw it into the bleachers. The man on third had already easily scored, but his mental error allowed the man on first to advance all the way to third.

In the seventh inning, Bradley lost a ball in the sun and missed it, allowing the Twins to score a pair of runs. This was another mistake that really angered a lot of people.

Bradley was met with loud boos both after the mistakesand the next time he went to bat, especially when he flew out. I think that this was the last straw for Cubs fans. Many fans were upset with recent losses and a lot of anger has been building up. I think the booing was Cubs fans releasing anger over everything that has happened and the Bradley errors are what set the off.

After the game, Bradley said told the media that "everybody's got to relax" and that "we're [Cubs] 2 1/2 games out. We're right there. Just have fun. Relax." This concerns me because I think that Bradley is taking this way too lightly. I understand that he likes to have fun, but that was a serious mistake. The errors are definitely a sign that he doesn't have his head in the game when he's out there. He needs to start playing better along with the rest of his team.

To watch the videos of his mistakes, copy and paste the following link into your browser and choose one of the videos:

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=5025941&c_id=chc



^Bradley listens to boos after defensive mishap^